Yema received a through pass from William Wadri and went through Moussa Omar before being denied by Sofapaka goalie Benjamin Ndikumana.

Sofapaka were reduced to 10 men 20 minutes into the second half after their keeper Ndikumana tackled Shaban Kenga outside the box and as a result man denying Kenga a goal scoring opportunity leaving the referee with no choice but to send him to early showers.

Bandari added more striking power with Wycliffe Ochomo and Darius Msagha introduced in place of Abdallah Hassan and Hamisi Mwinyi respectively but to no avail.

Following the outcome, Bandari are second with 63 points, four ahead of Sofapaka with one game to the end of the league, and are assured of finishing second for the second year running.

In another Kenyan Premier League match, KCB were held to a 2-2 draw by Ulinzi Stars .